Hand traveling bag



Oct. 27, 1925- A. BERNARDO HAND TRAVELING BAG Filed May 1924 2Sheets-Sheet 1 INVZ'NTOR cflllerrfiernando' Patented Oct. 27, 1925.

ALBERT BERNARDO, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAND TRAVELING BAG.

Application filed May 22,

7'0 (/l/ W710i! it may concern lie. it known that I. ALBERT BERNARDO. acitizen of the l nited States. residing at Philadelphia. in the countyof Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania. have invented new and usefulImprovements in Hand 'lraveliug Bags. of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in hand travelingbags. and has for its object to so construct such a bag as to providetwo compartments therein. one above the. other. the lower compartmentbeing adapted to receive a receptacle for holding special articles suchas physicians instruments or toilet articles.

It further oliect of this invention is to provide ready access betweenthe upper and lower conipartments.

A further object is to so construct and adapt the receptacle that whileit may be used as a drawer to slide in and out of the lower compartmentit may also be used as a separate container for storing and conveyingarticles in ases of emergency.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a structure whichwill be rigid and durable without interfering with the usual functionsof the hand it ag.

lVith these and other ends in view. this invention consists in thedetails of construction and combination of elements hereinafter setforth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this imentionappertains. n 1y understand how to make and use the same. I willdescribe its construction in detail. referring by numerals to theacctimpanying drawings forming a part of this application. in which Fig.l. is a perspective of a hand bag made in accordance with myimprovements.

Fig. .2. is an enlarged side elevation partly broken away and sectionedto show the interior construction of the bag.

Fig. i). is a lengthwise section of the lower portion of the bag on astill further enlarged scale and partially broken away to clearly showthe details of construction.

Fig. l. is a section on the line l of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5. is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3 showing the manner ofsecuring the stay strip in place.

Fig. (l, is a perspective of the receptacle 1924. Serial No. 715,050.

for small articles adapted to be used as a drawer in connection with thelower compartment of the bag.

Fig. T. is a perspective showing the receptacle closed for use as anemergency conamer.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, 1 represents a handtraveling bag designed to have the general appearance of such bags. butthe interior of this bag is divided into an upper compartment 2 and alower compartment 3 by the strips 4. which latter are supported by theposts 5. and I prefer that the lining (i of the bag be extended over andglued to the strips, thereby providing further means for holding thesestrips in place and also giving a tinish to the upper surfaces thereof.

T and 8 represent the hinged sections of the bottom of the compartment2, each of which section is composed of two layers of material. oneprojecting beyond the other to form the flanges J and ll). Each of thesesections is hinged to one of the end strips 4 as indicated at 11 and arethus adapted to be swung down upon the side strips to form the bottom ofthe upper compartment. the tlange it) overlapping the flange 9 therebycausing these meeting ends to properly align as will be readilyunderstood.

The inner layer 12 of one of the end walls of the bag has an opening 13,formed therethrough while the outer layer 14 of said wall also has anopening therethrough indicated at 1.). and this last; named opening islarger than the opening 18 thus forming a recess or depress on aroundthe opening 13 in which the flap to when closed lies flush with theouter surface of this end wall so as not to mar the appearance of thebag. The lower edge of this llap is hinged to the bottom of the bag asindicated at 17.

In order that the bottom 18 of the bag may be strengthened adjacent theopening 13 a metal strip 19 is superimposed upon the bottom and held inplace by the studs 2t) being riveted thereto. as clearly shown in Fig.5.

21 represents a receptacle. which when unfolded as shown in Figs. 2 and('i. is in the general shape of a drawer and adapted to slide throughthe opening 13 into the lower compartment 3 of the bag. The centerportions of each of the sides of this receptacle is cutaway and thebottom thereof is scored as at 22 and 22), so that the sections tilllltl

may be folded upon each other to form a closed container as shown inFig. 7; a catch Q-t or other suitable means being provided to secure thesections in their closed positions.

For convenience in carrying the container as a case separate from thehand bag a handle 25 in the form of a strip is slidably secured to oneend of the receptacle by the loops 26. This strap also facilitates thesliding back and forth of the receptacle within the lower compartment 3of the hand bag.

Suitable loops 27 are secured to the bottom of the receptacle by meansof which articles may be held in place within the receptacle.

A suitable lock 28 is secured to the flap 1c in order that the lattermay be locked in its closed position, and it is preferal'ile that thislock and the lock 29 for securingthe bag closed be adapted to the samekey.

In practice one of the great advantages of my improved hand bag is thataccess can be had to the receptacle 21 from the inside of the bag byswinging up one or both of the sections 7 and 8 so that articles may beplaced in or removed from the receptacle without withdrawing the latterfrom its compartment, and another great advantage is that when occasionrequires the receptacle 21 may be withdrawn and folded and used as aseparate container. This is especially advantageous when the bag is usedby pl ysicians or surgeons, from the fact that emergency instruments ormedicines may be carried in this receptacle for use at. any time.

If found desirable the opening to the lower compartment 3 may be hadthrough an opening in the side of the bag as indicated by the dottedlines 0.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits ofthe appended claims without dcparting; from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and usefulis:

1. In a bag of the character described, rigid strips extending aroundthe interior of the bag, posts supporting said strips, two sectionshinged to certain of said strips so as to close upon the strips toseparate the lower from the upper portion of the interior of the bag,and a receptacle adapted to slide in and out of the lower division.

2. In a traveling bag, an upper and a lower compartment, rigid stripsseparating said compartments, a bottom for the upper compartmentconsistingof two sections. each hinged to said strips, posts forsupporting the strips, an opening formed in the wall of the lowercompartment. a metal strip secured to the bottom of the last namedcompartment adjacent said opening. a flap hinged to the bottom of thebag so as to close over said opening, and a recess formed around saidopeninginto which said flap may close so as to lie flush with the outerwall of the bag.

In testimony whereof. I have hereunto atlixed my signature.

ALBERT HERNARDO.

